NCAA tournament: Indiana claims top seed in East Region

Indiana head coach Tom Crean shakes hands with Cody Zeller (40) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten tournament against Illinois Friday, March 15, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The Hoosiers of Indiana (27-6) landed the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's East Region despite losing to the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big 10 Tournament semifinals.

Indiana has a tough draw in the top half of the bracket, drawing a possible third-round matchup with NC State, while a Sweet 16 matchup could involve a showdown with No. 4 seed Syracuse.

Coach Jim Larranaga and his Miami Hurricanes locked up the second seed in the East region and will meet the Pacific Tigers in their first game. Marquette gets a higher seed than Big East rival Syracuse, claiming the No. 3 spot and drawing the Davidson Wildcats in its opener.

Butler (26-8) received a tough draw against the No. 11 seed Bucknell Bison (28-5), who won the Patriot League with a win over Lafayette.

The Rebels of UNLV (25-9) have an interesting matchup against the California Golden Bears (20-11), a team that they played earlier this season. UNLV won the first meeting 76-75, with forward Anthony Bennett and guard Bryce Dejean-Jones scoring a combined 47 points for the Rebels.